Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing and electric vehicle brand GAC Aion unveiled a joint robotaxi last April. Delivery of the vehicle has now begun, and an initial fleet has received approval for road tests in Guangzhou. Read more…

EVgo has begun scaling up its deployment of NACS connectors following a 2025 pilot phase. Nearly 100 stalls are already live across major US cities, with more than 500 NACS connectors planned by the end of 2026 to meet rising demand from NACS-equipped EVs. Read more…

US automaker Ford has appointed long-time top executive Lisa Drake as the head of Ford Energy as part of its realignment. She will build the new business unit for stationary battery storage systems. Read more…

Sodium-ion batteries are considered a promising and sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries. However, high storage losses during the first charging cycle have so far hindered their development. Researchers at Germany’s Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) have now developed a new anode design. Read more…

The German automaker has announced several model updates for spring 2026. Among other changes, the two all-electric models, iX1 and iX2, will receive new SiC inverters that reduce consumption and enable longer ranges. Additionally, the new iX3 now offers a 22-kW charger. Read more…

The German automaker has announced several model updates for spring 2026. Among other changes, the two all-electric models, iX1 and iX2, will receive new SiC inverters that reduce consumption and enable longer ranges. Additionally, the new iX3 now offers a 22-kW charger. Read more…

Pilot Travel Centers, the largest operator of truck stops in North America, has reached an agreement with Tesla to install proprietary charging stations for the Tesla Semi. The chargers will be built at selected Pilot locations. In the future, they could also be opened to other brands. Read more…

Pilot Travel Centers, the largest operator of truck stops in North America, has reached an agreement with Tesla to install proprietary charging stations for the Tesla Semi. The chargers will be built at selected Pilot locations. In the future, they could also be opened to other brands. Read more…

Since 2024, Mini has offered an electric SUV with the Countryman Electric. Now, the British BMW brand has slightly modernized the drivetrain technology, enabling the Countryman E to exceed 500 kilometers of WLTP range for the first time. Read more…

Officially, the new iX3 will only be available at BMW dealerships across Europe starting 7 March. However, the manufacturer already handed over the first units of this electric flagship model to customers in Munich, including several celebrities. Read more…

Hubject has announced a strategic partnership with Flipturn. The North American platform for managing charging infrastructure will be connected to Hubject’s roaming platform, Intercharge. The goal is to bridge the gap between depot charging facilities and public charging infrastructure for logistics and service fleets. Read more…

Officially, Xiaomi does not plan to enter the European market until 2027. However, through the e-commerce platform China EV Marketplace, electric vehicles from Xiaomi and other providers can already be directly imported to Europe today. And indeed: in 2025, Xiaomi was the best-selling electric vehicle brand on the platform in the most important EU markets. Read more…

Volkswagen has launched two separate recall campaigns in the US for a total of 44,551 units of the ID.4. Both recalls address a potential fire risk due to battery defects, with very similar but slightly different causes. Read more…

Danish charging software provider Monta is introducing Monta AI, an AI layer that can be integrated into the company’s charging platform. This aims to help operators run their networks more reliably and at a larger scale. Read more…

In Dunedin, New Zealand, 37 new electric buses will join the city’s public transport network. The buses are part of two significant network contracts for electric bus services awarded to Australia-based multinational bus company Kinetic by the Otago Regional Council (ORC), with a combined value of NZD100 million. Kinetic’s regional Go Bus brand will deliver the zero-emission bus rollout under the new nine-year contracts beginning October 2026. Read more…

General Motors has announced a new integration with Electrify America that simplifies public charging for electric cars from GM, giving drivers access to more than 5,000 Electrify America fast-charging locations across the USA. Read more…

The Spanish government is reorganising the country’s e-mobility incentives. However, the publication of the funding criteria is delayed. According to media reports, this is because the Ministry of Economic Affairs wants to integrate a system for calculating the CO2 footprint at the last minute, following the French model. Read more…

Corporate customers are already considered drivers of electromobility today. A recent Dataforce study shows that more than a third of large passenger car fleets in Germany intend to expand by 2026 while electrification continues to be cited as the biggest challenge. Read more…

Vietnamese vehicle manufacturer Kim Long Motor and Chinese automaker and battery producer BYD are collaborating to build a new battery factory in Vietnam. The project involves an investment of 130 million US dollars. Read more…

According to the industry association ACEA, a total of 1,880,370 electric cars were newly registered in the EU in 2025. That is an increase of 29.9 per cent compared to 2024. Electrified drivetrains now account for more than half of the market. Read more…